Formation of a sheet-shaped organoid using rat primary hepatocytes for long-term maintenance of liver-specific functions

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 318-328

  Ishihara, K ^a   Mizumoto, H ^a   Nakazawa, K ^c   Kajiwara, Toshihisa ^a,b   Funatsu, K ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Kitakyushu ^*  (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioartificial liver; Organoid; Rat hepatocyte; Three dimensional culture

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AMMONIA; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CYTOLOGY; RATS;

AMMONIA REMOVAL; ARTIFICIAL LIVER SUPPORT SYSTEMS; BIOARTIFICIAL LIVER; CULTURE METHODS; ORGANOID CULTURES; ORGANOIDS; PERFORMANCE; RAT HEPATOCYTES; REMOVAL RATE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CULTURE;

CELLS;

ALBUMIN; AMMONIA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CYTOPLASM; DEVICE; HISTOLOGY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33744805776     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900310     Document Type: Article

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